Vast solar system found 127 light years away

Just think, about 15 years ago some thought our solar system might be the only one like it. Now their finding them all over the place

ok they found a whole solar system about the size of ours. how does that make it vast.

ok they found a whole solar system about the size of ours. how does that make it vast. Actually in terms of scale this is much smaller than our solar system. HOWEVER, most previous solar systems that have been discovered have only contained between one and three planets, and the previous record was 5. Given that this solar system has at least seven planets and so is considerably larger than prviously previously discovered systems in terms of the number of planets and given that the definition of vast is: adj1. unusually large in size, extent, degree, or number; immense 2. (prenominal) (intensi... [More]

Actually in terms of scale this is much smaller than our solar system. HOWEVER, most previous solar systems that have been discovered have only contained between one and three planets, and the previous record was 5. Given that this solar system has at least seven planets and so is considerably larger than prviously previously discovered systems in terms of the number of planets and given that the definition of vast is: (my highlighting) it qualifies as vast. Source: thefreedictionary.com Does that clear it up for you? the other systems we were looking for wobles not eclipses. wobles detect gas... [More]

the other systems we were looking for wobles not eclipses. wobles detect gas giants, eclipses detect rocky and gas giants. This is not correct. Both techniques will detect any type if planet... provided the instruments used are sensitive enough. In the case of detecting the wobble of the star then the more massive the planet is the more pronounced the wobble and the easier the planet is to detect... regardless of what the planet is made of. In the case of a planet transiting a star, the larger the diameter of the planet, the more of a drop in the apparent brightness of the star and the easier ... [More]

This is not correct. Both techniques will detect any type if planet... provided the instruments used are sensitive enough. In the case of detecting the wobble of the star then the more massive the planet is the more pronounced the wobble and the easier the planet is to detect... regardless of what the planet is made of. In the case of a planet transiting a star, the larger the diameter of the planet, the more of a drop in the apparent brightness of the star and the easier it is to detect the planet... again regardless of the make up of the planet. It is mass and diameter that is critical NOT w... [More]

i hate it when people nickpick, I hate it when people that don't know what they are talking about insist on posting information that is wrong. These terms have precise meaning From Wikipedia - An eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when one celestial object moves into the shadow of another. When an eclipse occurs within a stellar system, such as the Solar System, it forms the alignment of three or more celestial bodies in the same gravitational system along a straight line. A transit is the astronomical event that occurs when one celestial body appears to move across the face of anoth... [More]

I hate it when people that don't know what they are talking about insist on posting information that is wrong. These terms have precise meaning From Wikipedia - Do you just make stuff up as you go along? Whether there are gas giants present or not is totally irrelevant, it is the mass of the planet that is relevant. If the planet is massive enough it will be detectable regardless of other planets being present. If it is of too low mass we won't detect it even if there are no other planets present. Indeed the rocky giant (the first of this type of planet found) Gliese 876d was discovered becaus... [More]

but it is still called an eclipse, No it isn't. I have given you the definitions, it is called a transit. as i said i hate it when people nit pick over crap, That's easily solved, stop posing crap and people won't have to correct you.

No it isn't. I have given you the definitions, it is called a transit. That's easily solved, stop posing crap and people won't have to correct you. i am not posting crap, i am posting the correct use of the words. in order for us to to see a transitting planet it has to block part of the light coming from its star, that is called an eclipse, partial but still an eclipse. 1eclipse noun \i-ˈklips\ Definition of ECLIPSE 1a : the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another b : the passing into the shadow of a celestial body — compare occultation, transit 2: a falling into obscur... [More]